Mental Health Nursing Syllabus for 2017-2018
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Course

RNSG-2213-001 Mental Health Nursing

Prerequisites

<p>Prerequisites: RNSG 1247, RNSG 1151 and RNSG 2101<br> Corequisite: RNSG 2161</p>

Course Description

Principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology and treatment modalities related to the nursing care of patients and their families. This course lends itself to a blocked approach.

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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact your advisor, the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.

Hours

(2 sem hrs; 2 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Varcarolis’ s Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing; A Clinical Approach, 8^th. Ed. Halter

Supplies

Students are required to have regular, reliable access to a computer with a sable internet.  Mobile devices can be Laptops and/or Tablets with a Webcam.

Clinical requirement:  Mobile device- Maximum or 9 inches, in order to fit in lab coat pocket.

Operating system:  Window 7,8m, or 10; Mac OSX 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, or 10.9.  These need to be full operating systems.

Processor:  1 GHz, recommended, 2 GHz or faster processor.

Memory:  512 MB of RAM, recommended 2 GB of RAM or higher.

Free Hard Disk Space:  5 GB of free Disk Space, Recommended, 20 GB or higher of free space.

 

Student Performance

Student Performance

 

Member of the Profession

1.  Incorporate an ethical-legal framework and applicable professional standards into the care of adults and families with behavioral disorders.
2.   Evaluate own personal and professional development in psychiatric mental health nursing practice.
3.   Participate in activities that promote the development and practice of psychiatric mental health nursing.

Provider of Patient-Centered Care

1.   Practice with increased confidence and skill to assist in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health of adult patients and families with behavioral disorders.
2.   Utilize a systematic process and clinical reasoning to implement holistic patient-centered care for adults and families with behavioral disorders.
3.   Integrate nursing concepts specific to meeting unique psychosocial needs of patients and families with behavioral disorders.
4.   Demonstrate the principles of health teaching in the care of adults and families with behavioral disorders.
5.   Utilize basic nursing skills in the care of patients with behavioral disorders.
6.   Demonstrate compassionate behaviors and appropriate psychosocial communication skills in the care of diverse adults and families with behavioral disorders.
7.   Utilize community resources in meeting the needs of adults and families with behavioral disorders.

Patient Safety Advocate

1.   Incorporate evidence-based practice data into the care of patients with behavioral disorders in order to promote safety and quality of care.
2.   Apply knowledge of governmental and organizational requirements and professional standards relevant to the safety of patients with behavioral disorders.

Member of the Healthcare Team

1.   Participate with other disciplines to provide holistic patient-centered care to adults with behavioral disorders.
2.  Demonstrate appropriate psychosocial communication skills with other healthcare team members providing care for adults with behavioral disorders.
3.   Utilize information systems and technology to efficiently manage holistic patient-centered care for adult patients with behavioral disorders.
4.   Assume the professional nursing role within the healthcare team while providing care to adults and families with behavioral disorders.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

As students you are considered full partners in helping to develop a classroom environment which is conducive (positive) to learning.  In order to assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from the time spent in class it is expected that unless approved by the instructor, as part of a learning activity, that students will not engage in any activity or behavior that takes away from the learning environment (milieu).  Any inappropriate behavior in the classroom may/will result in the student that is asked to leave the classroom and student behavior for will be sent through blackboard about this incident (see Associate Degree Nursing Student Handbook, Professional Conduct, American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, and the AC student Rights and Responsibilities).

It is expected that students will come to class prepared for class with the appropriate “home work” completed; this is to include chapter readings, videos to watch, assignments to complete and bring to class for discussion, and printed PowerPoints for that days lecture.  It is also expected that students are at least 15 minutes early for any testing in order to get ready to test.  Also, if a student cannot be at the test it is that student’s responsibility to contact the instructor of record and arrange for a make-up test.

Grading Criteria

Grading criteria and grading scale

1. A=90-100, B=80-89, C=75-79, D=60-69, F=below 60
2. The will be three module exams worth 25% each.  A HESI specialty exam worth 5% and a final worth 20%.
3. HESI remediation is required and the hours is based on your HESI score:

Attendance

Regularly attend 90% of classroom experience (meaning 90% of the total hours of the class). 

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